Brateanu Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Brateanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brateanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2571:78,1249,224
Moldova141:254,38322,033
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Brăteanu (9) are calculated separately.

Brateanu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brateanu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Brateanu occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Brăteanu. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Brateanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 930,678th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Brateanu live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 78,124. In Romania Brateanu is most prevalent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 32 percent are found, Suceava County, where 19 percent are found and Botoșani County, where 16 percent are found. Beside Romania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brateanu
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